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Gene ontology detail information

Information

GOID

GO:0009566

Namespace

biological_process

Name

fertilization

Definition

"The union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote. It involves the fusion of the gametic nuclei (karyogamy) and cytoplasm (plasmogamy)." [GOC:tb, ISBN:0198506732]